How Do You Get Administrator Access From A Non-Administrator Account?
Non-administrator accounts, also called “limited” or “standard” accounts, allow you to fully access files only within your user directory tree. It is highly recommended to use a standard account, since this greatly reduces the risk of making crucial changes to the system that may negatively affect other users or the computer’s performance. Administrative privileges are need for some tasks such as program installation, system maintenance or user account managing. Under Linux operating system the administrator account traditionally has the predetermined name “root.” In Windows operating system any user account could be either “administrator” or “standard.” Thus before switching to the administrator account in Windows 7/Vista it is necessary to find out the name of an account that possesses the required privileges. Click “Start” in the bottom-left corner. Click “Control Panel” and open “User Accounts and Family Safety.” Click “User Account” and then select “Manage Another Account” to disp
